Fashioning the Fab Four (Part 9): A Different Drum

Bass drum.
Black rim is the final round of the skin.

The bass drum was easy enough and quick to make;   the snare drum was next!

It all looked easy enough but there were some surprises and problems along the way which slowed me down.

The snare drum was even easier to make than the bass drum because the top and bottom of the snare drum were exactly the same as the bass drum except there were only 4 rounds! 

Snare drum
Rim made of chain stitches worked into the edge after seaming

The surprises were slight differences in the finishing trim between the bass and other drums.

 

The bass drum had a colour change (from white to black) in the last round to make the trim before making the rest of the drum.

The snare had its black trim added to the rim after seaming the entire drum .

Comparison of drum construction according to original pattern

Drum	Bass Drum	Snare Drum	Floor Tom
No. of rounds per skin	6 rounds	4 rounds	4 rounds
Trim method for rim	Colour change (to black) in the last round before completing sides; Colour is incorporated into body of drum	Black trim added to the rim after seaming sides and skins together; Colour is raised above body of drum as chain stitch	Black trim added to the rim after seaming sides and skins together; Colour is raised above body of drum as chain stitch
Side section (working in front loops)	6 sts x 48 rows	7 sts x 30 rows	10 sts x 32 rows

Like many things in life that seem too good to be true, I soon discovered a problem: the drums were out of proportion to each other and to the Fab Four dolls!

Although the construction was easy enough, the drums did not look right next to each other.

IT was time to ‘frog’ the lot, go back to the pattern and do some maths…